National Anthem Act  moved that Bill C-210, an act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender), be concurred in.

National Anthem Act  (via text-to-speech software) moved that the bill be read the third time and passed.

National Anthem Act  (via text-to-speech software) moved that Bill C-210, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender), be read the second time and referred to a committee. He said: Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to be in the chamber today to move second reading of Bill C-210, an act to a

Official Languages  I would like to thank you all, dear colleagues of this House, for the great privilege you have bestowed upon me to serve as honorary speaker of the House of Commons today. Thank you very much.

House debate  It being Wednesday, we will now have the singing of the national anthem led by the hon. member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue. [Members sang the national anthem]

National Anthem Act  moved for leave to introduce Bill C-210, An Act to amend the National Anthem Act (gender). Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to introduce this bill, seconded by my colleague, the hon. member for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill. I am quite proud of her. On September 22, 2014, I intr

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, three times over the course of the 41st Parliament, I asked why the government of the day was still deporting citizens of Burundi. I am very proud that our government decided to stop those deportations last week. Can the Minister of Public Safety tell us what Canada

Questions on the Order Paper  With regard to the Interprovincial Transit Strategy in the National Capital Region, developed and released in 2013 by the National Capital Commission, the City of Ottawa, the City of Gatineau and the Société de transport de l’Outaouais: what measures have been taken by government

Questions on the Order Paper  With respect to the proposed Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa: (a) was an environmental assessment of the selected site performed and, if so, what was the timeframe to carry out the assessment; (b) what are the names of the external firms or consultants that were co

Petitions  Mr. Speaker, I have a petition signed by Canadians from across Quebec and Ontario who are calling on the Government of Canada to pressure the Government of Burundi to comply with its constitution, end the violence and abide by the Arusha accord of 2000, which prohibits the presid

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, the crisis and violence in Burundi are worsening with the approach of the July 15 presidential election. In my opinion, the Canadian government should expedite family reunification applications. Furthermore, at the end of May we deported a young woman who had to imme

Albinism  Mr. Speaker, I will be talking about the same subject as my colleague from Newmarket—Aurora. Albinism is a rare, hereditary genetic disease found all around the world. In North America and in Europe, roughly one in 20,000 people has this disease. In West Africa, one in 2,000 peo

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, yesterday I sent a letter to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety about a young woman who was deported to Burundi yesterday and is currently in Addis Ababa. At a time when they are asking Canadi

Citizenship and Immigration  Mr. Speaker, Burundi is in crisis. Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds injured, imprisoned or tortured during increasingly violent demonstrations. Over 100,000 people have fled the country. Canada is recommending that Canadian citizens leave Burundi immediately. Why h

Max Yalden  Mr. Speaker, I pay tribute today to a champion of Canada's linguistic duality and a tireless advocate for human rights, Max Yalden. As a career diplomat, he served in Moscow, Paris and as ambassador in Brussels. From 1977 to 1984, he was Canada's commissioner of official langua